Lyal Strickland O Arkansas
An old house and barn
Some good solid oak
A roof clad with tin
Blowin' in the wind
On some old Missouri backroad
Is where I call my home
She's layin' in a field
She's layin' there until
Stars start to shine
Sneakin' through the pines
In these Ozark hills
'Til God himself gets His fill
I lost my head
When I lost my heart
But I know these dreams
Will never end
Where they start
O Arkansas
Those beautiful hills
The trees standing tall
Cracked county roads
Like rivers that flow
Just a sweet southern drawl
And she is a part of it all
She's walking down a creek
Pebbles are folding
Move beneath her toes
Moon begins to show
Crickets are scolding
They don't know the heart
She is holding
I lost my head
When I lost my heart
But I know these dreams
Will never end
Where they start
O Arkansas
These fields last forever
Empty and vast
Gentle and rolling
Wind is consoling
Nothing to disturb this cast
Of tall prairie grass
The seed it is sown
Though it's just a hill
She knows where I stand
My caution be damned
And I will now leave these fields
To grow whatever they will
Stories are lost on the young
I'll never know what will be
But it's never too early to write
Our history
I lost my head
When I lost my heart
But I know these dreams
Will never end
Where they start
O Arkansas
